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3/16" Gray Acrylic Sheet

Color 3001 · 3/16" thick

Gray acrylic — Top view
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3/16" Gray opaque acrylic, cut to your exact size from 11″ to 48″ per side. Choose a standard size or enter custom dimensions, add flame- or diamond-polished edges, and see the price instantly.

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$5 for the first cut, $3 each additional, totaled across your line.

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3/16" gray in practice

Opaque stock blocks light entirely, so at 3/16" the decision is structural and visual rather than optical — you are choosing how solid the piece needs to feel and look.

Here the sheet starts to feel stiff in the hand and spans further without visible bow, while staying easy to cut and drill on ordinary tools.

In a laser: pigment absorbs the beam, so this cuts on a CO2 machine and on a diode, though a diode will need several passes at this thickness.

3/16" gray (colour 3001) runs $9.23 per square foot at this gauge and weighs about 1.17 lb per square foot, so a 24″ × 48″ piece comes to roughly 9.4 lb — worth knowing before you size a panel someone has to lift or ship.

Why 3/16" gray acrylic?

A middle step between 1/8″ and 1/4″. The extra thickness adds noticeably more rigidity while keeping weight down, so it holds its shape better across medium panels — useful for signage, partitions, and light-duty panels that need a bit more backbone than 1/8″.

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About Gray acrylic

Gray 3001 is a solid, opaque gray — a finished neutral surface that blocks light completely. It's a clean, understated backdrop for signage, fixtures, and panel builds, and pairs well with black and white acrylic. For a see-through gray, choose one of our smoke-tinted transparent grays.

Made to order. Not every color and thickness is stocked at all times — if yours is temporarily out, we make or source it and ship as soon as it's back in stock. On a deadline? Email us before you order and we'll confirm your expected ship date.